Dinhata subdivision is a subdivision of the

Cooch Behar district Cooch Behar district () is a district of Indian state of West Bengal. Formerly part of the Kamarupa kingdom, the area became the heart of the Kamata Kingdom in the 12th century. During the British Raj, the district was known as Cooch Behar ...

in the state of

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, India.

Subdivisions

Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Administrative units

Dinhata subdivision has 2 police stations, 3 community development blocks, 3 panchayat samitis, 33

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s, 300 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 1

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. The municipality is: Dinhata. The census town is: Bhangri Pratham Khanda. The subdivision has its headquarters at Dinhata.

Police stations

Police stations in the Dinhata subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Dinhata subdivision are:

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 33

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: * Dinhata I block consists of 16 gram panchayats, viz. Bara Atia bari–I, Dinhata Village–II, Gosanimari–II, Putimari–I, Bara Atiabari–II, Gitaldaha–I, Matalhat, Putimari–II, Bara Soulmari, Gitaldaha–II, Okrabari, BHETAGURI–I, Dinhata Village–I, Gosanimari–I, Petla and Bhetaguri–II. * Dinhata II block consists of 12 gram panchayats, viz. Bamanhat–I, –II, Kishamat Dasgram, Sukarukuthi, Bamanhat–II, Chowdhurihat, Najirhat–I, Barasakdal, Gobra Chhara Nayarhat Najirhat–II, Burirhat–I and

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. * Sitai block consists of five gram panchayats, viz. Adabari, Chamta, Sitai–II, Brahmottar–Chatra and Sitai–I.

Education

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13. Note: Primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.

Educational institution

The following institution is located in Dinhata subdivision: *

Dinhata College Dinhata College (Bengali: দিনহাটা কলেজ) is a government–aided general degree college established in 1956, is one of the oldest college in Dinhata, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerc ...

was established in 1956 at Dinhata.

Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2013 in Cooch Behar district, with data for the year 2012–13.: .* Excluding nursing homes.

Medical facilities

Medical facilities in the Dinhata subdivision are as follows: Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) *Dinhata Subdivisional Hospital, Dinhata M, 180 beds Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds) *Bamanhat Rural Hospital, Dinhata II CD block, Bamanhat, 30 beds *Sitai Rural Hospital, Sitai CD block, Sitaihat, 30 beds Block Primary Health Centres: (Name, CD block, location, beds) *Gosanimari Block Primary Health Centre, Dinhata I CD block, Gosanimari, 30 beds Primary Health Centres : (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds) *Dinhata I CD block: Okrabari (6) *Dinhata II CD block: Kisamath (Dasgram) (4), Tharaikhana (2), Nayerhat (10), Najirkhana (6) *Sitai CD block: Nakarjan (4), Adabari (PO Kisamat Adabari) (4)

Legislative segments

As per order of the

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in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, the Dinhata municipality, Dinhata–II block and Bhetaguri–I, Dinhata Village–I, Dinhata Village–II and Putimari–I gram panchayats of Dinhata–I block together will constitute the Dinhata assembly constituency of West Bengal. The other twelve gram panchayats of Dinhata–I block, viz. Bara Atiabari–I, Gosanimari–II, Bara Atiabari–II, Gitaldaha–I, Matalhat, Putimari–II, Bara Soulmari, Gitaldaha–II, Okrabari, Gosanimari–I, Petla and Bhetaguri–II will form the Sitai assembly constituency along with the whole area under Sitai block. Sitai constituency will be reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) candidates. Both constituencies will be part of Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency), which will be reserved for SC candidates.

References

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